I'm not sure just what the "steep learning curve" with a 1911 is all about. I suppose there is a certain amount of learning with any gun which is new to you. One of the many things which I like about the 1911 platform is the elegant simplicity of how it works. JMB's baby just makes sense to me!
They have had one plant in Ozark, Missouri for some time and recently opened another one in Little Rock, Arkansas. They say that over 75% of the ammunition which they sell in the States is made in the States. Maybe I just keep hitting that other 25%.
This is not meant to be a flame of Fiocchi ammunition (it's good stuff), but I wonder if I've had a normal experience with them. FiocchiUSA touts their factories on Missouri and in Arkansas, but I have purchased .45 ACP, 9 MM Luger, .357 Magnum, and .38 Special and they all said "Made in Italy"...
Maybe I'll stick with my full-size 1911 .45 and .38 Super and go with the CZ for 9mm. (I'm also trying to locate one of the new SA-35 "High Power"s.) Thanks, guys.
Not meaning to hijack this thread, but Loren Fogle (Fogle's Gunsmithing) in West Manchester, Ohio does very, very nice manganese phosphating, which is almost black.
Glad I'm not the only one with too much time on my hands! I started with a current-production Colt Government Model .45 ACP. I bought period-correct Colt M1911A1 parts (firing pin, extractor, firing pin stop plate, hammer, thumb safety, mainspring housing, slide stop, and milled trigger) and had...
I've got a 1911 which I'd like to get Parkerized (preferably zinc phosphate) for a realistic price (i.e., considerably less than Turnbull!) Who would be good?